National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 64, Kentucky 48
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, March 15, 2013
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Rob Groover, # Antonio Petty
Attendance:
N/A
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Vanderbilt 64, Kentucky 48:
Dai-Jon Parker scored 12 points and the Commodores continued their
surprising run through the SEC tournament Friday, upending the
second-seeded Wildcats.
Vanderbilt (16-16), the No. 10
seed, upset No. 7 Arkansas on Thursday night, advance to face Mississippi in the semifinals.
The Commodores shot 50 percent,
including 8-of-17 from 3-point range. Kevin Bright finished with 11
points, Kyle Fuller and Kedren Johnson each added 10 and Rod Odom scored nine in the balanced Commodores' offense.
Kentucky (21-11) was paced by
Archie Goodwin's 12 points and Kyle Witjer's 10. The Wildcats shot 34.6
percent, hitting 4-of-14 from beyond the arc.
Vanderbilt broke open a close
game with a 19-7 run to end the first half, giving the Commodores a
14-point advantage at the break. Kentucky went on a 10-0 run To cut the lead to 11 with 12:46 left, but Vanderbilt
responded with five straight points and the Wildcats never got that
close again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky won the
rebound battle 32-30, grabbing 14 offensive boards in the process. …
Vanderbilt won its fifth straight SEC tournament game. The Commodores
won three straight last year to capture the tournament title. … The Wildcats lost their SEC
tournament opener for the first time since 2008.
Top Game Performances
Vanderbilt |
|
Kentucky |
Dai-Jon Parker 12 |
Scoring |
Archie Goodwin 12 |
Kedren Johnson 3 |
Assists |
Julius Mays 3 |
Rod Odom 6 |
Rebounds |
Willie Cauley-Stein 9 |
Kedren Johnson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Willie Cauley-Stein 3 |
Kevin Bright 3 |
Steals |
Willie Cauley-Stein 1 |
Josh Henderson 2 |
Blocks |
Willie Cauley-Stein 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Vanderbilt
|
64 |
50.0 |
8-17 |
10-11 |
9 |
28 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Kentucky
|
48 |
34.6 |
4-14 |
8-16 |
6 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
7 |